I recently finished a sample shawlette for Romney Ridge Farm. When I was talking with Kelly about knitting for her she told me that she was looking for a small shawl that would be like a one-skein wonder to use up a skein of her hand-dyed sport weight, that I could pick the pattern. I immediately set off on Ravelry and found several possibilities but settled on the “All About Love” pattern by Silvia Bo Bilvia. The skein I received is the most wonderful tones of green. I loved working with this yarn and the pattern, though I did have to modify. I worked up the lace section as written and had not even used up an ounce of the yarn. I did continue on to complete a bulk of the short rows and was still not even half-way through the skein. I ripped back to the lace and then worked another 16 rows of lace.
Here is the “before blocking” shot:
And after blocking:
I am a big fan of blocking wires now – they are a bit fiddly at first, but they do make things easier. This shawl is a bit more rectangle than crescent, but it still works.
Looking back, I may have done better to cast on more stitches instead of just repeating the lace (I have less than one ounce of yarn remaining), but I am pleased with the end result! I would knit this pattern again. The lace is not complicated at all and was good SnB knitting or tv knitting.
It is a wonderful colour, i love how fresh green looks!! The lace looks beautiful!!
Great job, don't you just love Kelly's yarn. I got to make a pair of carrot socks for her, it is just like being able to go with her when she shows off all her wonderful yarn. eileen cashin